Pakistan has large known deposits of copper and gold, notably at Reko Diq in Balochistan, along with other minerals across Balochistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Gilgit-Baltistan. As the United States works to diversify its supply chains for critical minerals, mining investment, processing capacity and the security of mining regions have become subjects of discussion between the two countries.
Rock heaps and bare mountains at Saindak, Chagai district, Balochistan
